Roger
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Is anyone out there using a monitor at this resolution? I was just wondering what you think of it for AM work. While 1080p is usually enough for me, sometimes I find myself wanting a little extra vertical resolution. I don't have space on my desk for two large monitors and was thinking it might be best to consolidate to one.
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Hahaha. Couldn't resist it, eh?
I was talking to a friend who went to the early show and we both agreed that seeing it on the big screen in 3D was the best way to watch it.
Nope, I couldn't
I figured even if I had seen it already, when am I ever going to get the chance to see it that way again? So I went, and the pre-show and "making of" stuff, along with seeing the battle scenes in 3D, made it worth it.
When in the heck did a 32 oz drink become a "small" drink, though? I think I may have posted about that before but geez, it is starting to get really out of hand. At this rate I fully expect to see them marketing a 128 oz "super diabetes size" along with a trough of popcorn.
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Well, just got back from the late show. I'm glad I went to see it, the making of stuff and the 3D was kind of neat.
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I think if I hadn't seen it at all yet, it would be an easier decision to make. If I was going to see it for the first time I think it would be a no-brainer.
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I'm trying to decided how badly I want to go see this. Is it really that much better in 3D? I've already seen it twice, I'm not sure it will bear up to a 3rd viewing.
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Ha! I just rewatched a bit of TDOFT and the whole End of Time thing is acknowledged. When we first enter the War Council, one of the Gallifreyans says something about the High Council still being locked in session and that they have their own plan. The General (?) dismisses this, saying their plans had already failed.
So, there's how End of Time works in.
Oh, ok I must have missed that bit.
I really, really wish I had known they were going to be showing it in theaters, I would have maybe made a trek to go see it. I'm not sure where in my area it would have been, I hit Fandango looking for it and couldn't find it. If it wasn't just a one day thing I might try and see if I can still catch it.
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If you're interested, Robcat, here are some episodes which either give some background or exposition on the Time War or are good standalone episodes:
Genesis of the Daleks
Dalek
Bad Wolf / Parting of the Ways
The Stolen Earth / Journey's End
End of Time parts 1 and 2
Blink (introduces the Weeping Angels and has nothing to do with the Time War but is excellent on its own)
The Doctor's Wife (also a good standalone episode)
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The way I see it is that they all forgot (with the exception of 11) that they did the whole move Gallifrey to a pocket dimension thing. So because Gallifrey isn't there any more the doctors following the war doctor 9 and 10 (and 11 until later) would assume that they activated the moment and destroyed Gallifrey. I.E they remember having the moment and they know the planet is gone so in this case 2+2 makes 5.
As for the end of time, Rassilon plants the drum beat into the masters head at the same time as the doctors are about to move the planet. All the events of the end of time take place (The 10th doctor still not knowing exactly what happened). Ten destroys the white point star, sending gallifrey back to its proper place in space as though it never moved, just in time for the doctors to move it to the pocket universe.
Ok, so the events of End of Time are taking place right at the end of the TIme War, but before the planet is moved/destroyed?
I suppose that makes sense but doesn't explain the 10th Doctor's amnesia later on. Geez this time travel stuff is tricky.
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I think you would enjoy it, but it is one of those things you'd enjoy more if you have at least seen more of the new series. You don't have to have followed religiously since the very early days of the old show with William Hartnell but you would definitely enjoy more of the "fanservice" that the writers put in if you were a more regular viewer. But yes, the episode does stand on its own without necessarily having seen all the others. Most of Doctor Who tends to be that way, due to the nature of the show.
Give it a whirl and see what you think. Might convert you to a fan.
If you would like a recommendation of episodes that explain a bit more of what is going on in the 50th anniversary, I can give you a list.
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Did anyone else watch it already? I really liked it, but after thinking about it, something really bugs me.
****spoilers below ********
The whole episode revolves around the Doctor's guilt for the genocidal actions of one of his previous incarnations (the John Hurt Doctor).
He has yet to set off the doomsday weapon that destroys Gallifrey, but the other two Doctors (multi Doctor episode) don't know that. They manage to figure out a way to avoid this by putting all of Gallifrey in a pocket universe, however due to changes in the timeline or something, they won't remember they actually saved it. I was ok up until I remembered the End of Time episodes, where the Gallifrean High Council is plotting to come back via a link with The Master. The David Tenant Doctor witnesses all this, and the planet Gallifrey is shown popping into existince right next to Earth. So, if this is the case, how can he feel guilty about destroying the planet if he never actually did so? An otherwise excellent episode, but I can't figure out how to reconcile this logical inconsistency.
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Well, I bought a copy. Gotta read it on my laptop as I don't have a Kindle compatible tablet device. It is an entertaining read, so far. There are a lot of Martin's Minutes in there interspersed with newer stuff.
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That's not a bad idea. What would you suggest as a "nominal" licensing fee?
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Yeah, that is downright tragic. I'm not sure how I would have reacted to that.
On another note, you had a cousin that was a Nasa scientist during the Apollo era? I imagine he has some cool stories to tell.
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Oh well. :-)
I have issues 5 and 6 of the original run, although I can't imagine they are in good enough shape to have value. I believe #4 was the issue on the stands when the movie came out. It sold out quickly, so I'm sure they upped the run for five and six. Of course, making them less valuable.
What I really hate is that I gave up on my Star Wars figures when I turned 16. I gave them to my much younger brother and he promptly destroyed every one of them. I had the original figures because when they first released, I gave up a year's allowance so I could get all of them at once.
I saw recently that an out of the box original vinyl cape jawa goes for hundreds of dollars.
Makes me physically ill to think about. :-)
Oh yeah I totally had a vinyl cape jawa (loose, sans cape) so I feel your pain. I still have a bunch of the original figures, but they are all loose and probably not worth much, if anything. Bought some of the newer stuff and kept it boxed/carded, but doubtful it will appreciate in value.
Wanna hear about the loss of an extremely valuable collectible?Sure. It must be bad if you aren't saying what it is.
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So I've been casting about for ways to finance my dream, and turned to the comic book collection. I really doubt I have anything that is worth all that much, seems like only the really old stuff from the 60s and before is worth anything.
So I went through and found my copy of Star Wars number 1 which I remembered hearing might be worth something.
*googling*
Star Wars number 1 from 1977 in mint condition goes from anywhere from $100 to $200 for the 30 cent edition with the much rarelr 35 cent print going for $2500-$5000 and up, depending on the condition.
Looks at copy with missing cover (yeah I was torturing myself)
Looks at the first page to see if I can find date or pricing info...hmm...1982 reprint, $1.25
So I guess I'm saying I'm happy it was the reprint, I think I'd be sick if it was the 35 cent version.
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Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to do a few things "on spec", then shop them around to local businesses for advertising purposes.
I know few that might be receptive to something like that. Maybe I could offer a 15 to 30 second public access spot, along with finished clips to put on their website. Can't hurt, other than time spent if I can't sell the work. Even then, it would still be a portfolio piece.
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I think to succeed at free-lance stuff you need to be a whiz who can crank stuff out almost before they can say "how long will it take?"
Our own Matt Campbell aka (John Bigboote) is a good example of that.
But in general I don't think there are many clients out there for low to modest level CG anymore. They are probably of a DIY mindset for stuff like titles and green screen and models of their product.
If they do need something and are willing to work over the internet there's a whole world of people out there ready to do it for almost nothing.
I looked at a site called elance where people bid on freelance projects and there were people from Vietnam bidding two or three dollars an hour to do stuff and probably did entirely adequate work.
Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. Maybe it's worth doing some cold calling anyway, though.
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So I've been thinking about doing something part-time for extra money and am considering doing 3d on the side.
I have most of the hardware and software for doing this already, so there is not a huge financial commitment required, just a commitment of time.
Is there still a market at the low end for this sort of thing? Or has the commoditization of 3d made this unprofitable? For instance, an independent videographer would be more likely to pick up AM and do their own stuff as opposed to paying someone else.
I can't really think of anything I could knock out very quickly other than the ubiquitous flying logos of yore. I just don't know there is a market for that sort of thing these days. I could probably use AM to do short character animation sequences but I honestly don't know what is realistic in terms of project length. I think trying to do more than 30 seconds is asking for trouble. 15 to 30 seconds is about right for public access type commericals, for instance.
My goal here is two-fold: make some extra money and also build my skills by stepping back a bit from my short film. I think not having a huge emotional investment in a specific project, combined with shorter projects, would let me get back up to speed without feeling like I'm digging out from under a mountain. What do you think?
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It's a bit like stuff on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous". You'll never need it or buy it but it's fun to think about it.
Haven't heard much from Robin Leach lately...
Well you won't get any argument from me there, I probably fantasize more about screaming fast computers than your average nerd.
But right now that kind of gear would be wasted on me, I just wouldn't be able to stress it with anything I'm doing. I thought about getting another graphics card but AM can't really make use of CUDA or Open CL yet, so no use for it there and I only game at 1080p so it doesn't make any sense to get another GPU so I can go from 80fps to 100fps. When you talk about CPU and RAM, unless you need a rendering farm in a box OR you're editing 4k video you probably aren't going to make use of more than 16gb of RAM or 4 cores (given how poorly threaded most software is).
So while I dream about having something ridiculous like a 32 core system with 2 fire-breathing GPUs and 256GB of RAM and so on, it really is overkill for what I do. Which is fool around in AM, surf the web, edit the occasional family video and play the odd RPG here and there. And I'm not fooling around nearly as much with AM as I should (but I'm working on it).
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Yep, that gave me a bit of vertigo there.
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Uh...I have to ask...$25K why? why? why? when it will be obsolete in 1 year?
Must be a guy thing? Who's got the bigger...er...ego bragging boost?
I don't see the point either, I see this as a way to move more hardware since most systems and even mobile devices can handle 1080P playback now. Gotta sell computers somehow I guess.
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I thought this was kind of interesting:
What I don't quite understand is I thought even the base Mac Pro was a dual GPU module? Unless they are using the non Fire GL Pro graphics cards, which tend to be less expensive. But if they already have dual Fire GL Pros I'm not sure where this guy is coming up with his $25k figure apart from the CPU and monitor choices. I don't see the point in spending $10k on monitors unless you have money to burn?
This seems like they are trying to max out the system using the most expensive options possible, rather than representing a typical max spec config. So while I could see adding $4000 for the 12 core cpu, 1TB SSD and to max out the RAM as much as possible, I don't think this is a realistic config. And I'm sure 3rd party upgrades will be cheaper. So while I do think you could come up with a pretty obscenely priced Mac, I don't think your average Mac Pro buyer is going to be spending more than $4000-$6000. That's still a lot of money but nowhere near $25,000.
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I have a pennywhistle!
I'll give you a penny-farthing for a pennywhistle
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More of my unnecessary acquisitions
If you actually write the polka, I will see if I can't get my trombone chops back enough to play with you. We'd probably have to do a Skype duet or something, though.What I'd most likely do is make a click track for people to record to. Get your mouthpiece out and start buzzing on it a little each day just in case i do this. JohnL3D also plays trombone.
I'll have to grab my horn next time I go to my parents' house, I haven't played in something like 20 years, it should be interesting to say the least.
Anyone out there using 2560x1440?
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I just don't think this is an upgrade I can justify right now. While it would be nice to have the extra room, it is probably something that can wait. Not to mention, I'm not sure I have a graphics card that can drive a display at that high a res. For still work, maybe but video I'm not so sure about.